Info Island this week and next - Happy New Year!

Piano Performance at Pantheon Performance Center Draws 60 People

The Pantheon Peformance Center built by Nubian Bliss on Information Island II drew over 60 people on December 30. The center is managed by Kalia Scalia and John2 Kepler. Attendees were treated to outstanding piano by musicians Heath Elvejhem and Jaycatt Nico. The evening was a resounding success, with attendees quickly capping the sim’s population control, and forcing administrators to re-adjust within reasonable limits. The Performance Hall, modeled in the style of an intimate Vienesse Opera House, opened its doors under the new management of opera singer Kain Scalia and professor John2 Kepler, both impresarios in charge of the theater’s programming and logistics.

When queried about the opening, Kain Scalia said that it had surpassed all of his expectations. “The level of attendance was simply amazing, and the quality of the pianists’ performance was top-notch. I don’t think the Hall could have opened to a better pair of musicians,” he said. When asked about plans for the future of the Hall, Scalia smiled enigmatically and said, “Opera, for one. There are several classical vocalists that would certainly look forward to performing in this hall, and I have been in negotiations with Frenchy Hugo, a french singer-songwriter of the chanson tradition, to perform his unique and wonderful renditions here. Second Life is an excellent vehicle for professionals to experiment and reach out to new audiences.”

“It was an honor and a pleasure to be involved in presentaing these two talented performers and to participate in the grand reopening of the new house,” said John2 Kepler.

The Library Gallery opens a brand new exhibit, ImprovScapes, January 6th at 6 PM SL time. Second Life’s Alan Ceres, who is artist Alan Petersen in RL ( http://www.apetersenpaintings.com ), begins our new year with his jazz and landscape inspired mixed-media paintings. Please join us for a evening of art and jazz as we celebrate Alan’s first major exhibit in Second Life.

ImprovScapes will exhibit at the Library Gallery (29, 115, 33) Jan. 6th through February 12th. For questions about the Library Gallery contact curators Abbey Zenith or Bucky Barkley.

The Genealogy Research Center, opening in mid January, (175, 222, 33), will hold family history research resources and monthy genealogical exhibits. We have space for small meetings and classes on researching family history and the group is planning one large seminar each month. The next one, Researching American Revolutionary War Military Records, will be January 24th. Our group, the Genealogy Scribes, has open and free enrollment. To join just do a search on Genealogy under the group tab.

Caledon Branch Library

• New Reading Room
  Mr JJ Drinkwater begs to inform all interested persons that the Caledon Branch has opened a Reading Room in Caledon VictoriaCity, at the future site of the Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library Readers Services Building. The entire collection is available at this location, and all readers and lovers of La Vie Bibliographique are welcome to drop by.
• Art Opening
  The Caledon Branch will host an exhibit, opening January 14th, of the Plein Air paintings of Kris Shanks. The opening party for this exhibit will take place at the new Whitehorn Library in Caledon VictoriaCity. The artist, KrisShanks Tadanori, will be present to discuss the paintings and other matters artistic and philosophical. Kris Shanks’ artwork can be seen at http://www.shanksart.com Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, Caledon Victoria City (89, 165, 22) [SLurl] Contact JJ Drinkwater for more information on Caledon.